British Airways adds new shorthaul routes for winter

It’s that time again, with new routes being announced by British Airways on its short-haul network. Time to dive in. 

Operating from London Heathrow

Riga, Latvia will join the network, operating a three-times-weekly service from London Heathrow from 29 October 2023. Flights will operate on a mix of A320 and A321 aircraft, with return fares available from £73, or £1 + 23,500 Avios.

Belgrade, Serbia will also gain a three-times weekly service from London Heathrow from 31 October 2023. Flights will operate on a mix of A320 and A321 aircraft, with return fares available from £105, or £1 + 23,500 Avios.

Finally,  Cologne, Germany will gain an impressive  12-times weekly service from London Heathrow from 30 October 2023. Flights will operate on a mix of A320 and A321 aircraft, with return fares available from £92, or £1 + 18,500 Avios.

Finally, a weekly winter flight from Heathrow to Turin, Italy (TRN) will also become available on Sundays from 10 December 2023. This will complement the current daily service from London Gatwick with BA Euroflyer, British Airways’ Gatwick-based subsidiary. Return fares are available from £120.

Operating from London City Airport 

BA Cityfliyer will be launching a weekly service from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to complement the existing flights from London Heathrow. The flight will operate on the Embraer 190 aircraft on Sundays from 5 November 2023, with fares from £112.

Extended into the winter

Some summer-only routes are getting extensions for the winter. This includes

• London City-San Sebastian, Spain (EAS) – operating Thursdays and Sundays 
• London Heathrow –  Ljubljana, Slovenia (LJU) ) –  four times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
• London Heathrow – Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) – Four times a week 

In Quotes 

Neil Chernoff, British Airways’ Director of Network and Alliances, said:

“We are excited to be adding European cities Riga, Belgrade and Cologne to our route network. These are destinations that we think our customers will love, offering an alternative to some of the more well-known cities we fly to. We also know that Italy in particular is a firm favourite with our customers, so we look forward to adding more capacity with flights to Milan and Turin, alongside more choice across Europe generally.”

Service offering

As these are normal British Airways flights, they will offer a two-class service, with Club Europe (Business Class) and Eurotraveller (Economy Class).

Club Europe fares include including pre-flight lounge access where available, a full meal service with drinks from the bar, priority boarding and additional baggage allowance, whilst EuroTraveller is the usual seat, bottle of water and options to pre-purchase/purchase onboard.

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